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Today in Latin American History

January 2013 Archives

President Clinton Authorized $20 Billion Loan to Mexico in 1995
President Clinton Authorized $20 Billion Loan to Mexico in 1995
January 31, 2013
A Fire Destroyed Two-thirds of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico in 1841
A Fire Destroyed Two-thirds of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico in 1841
January 30, 2013
Brazilian Martial Artist Hélio Gracie Died in 2009
Brazilian Martial Artist Hélio Gracie Died in 2009
January 29, 2013
U.S. Ended the Search for Mexican Revolutionary Pancho Villa in 1917
U.S. Ended the Search for Mexican Revolutionary Pancho Villa in 1917
January 28, 2013
Honduran Constitutional Crisis Ended in 2010
Honduran Constitutional Crisis Ended in 2010
January 27, 2013
First European Stepped Foot on Brazil in 1500
First European Stepped Foot on Brazil in 1500
January 26, 2013
Pope John Paul II Demands Release of Cuban Political Prisoners in 1998
Pope John Paul II Demands Release of Cuban Political Prisoners in 1998
January 25, 2013
An 8.3 Earthquake Struck Chile Killing 28,000 in 1939
An 8.3 Earthquake Struck Chile Killing 28,000 in 1939
January 24, 2013
Puerto Rican Actress and Dancer Chita Rivera was Born in 1933
Puerto Rican Actress and Dancer Chita Rivera was Born in 1933
January 23, 2013
Bolivia’s First Indigenous President Evo Morales Takes Office in 2006
Bolivia’s First Indigenous President Evo Morales Takes Office in 2006
January 22, 2013
Ecuadorians Launched a Coup d’Etat in 2000
Ecuadorians Launched a Coup d’Etat in 2000
January 21, 2013
Chile Defeated an Alliance Between Peru and Bolivia in the Battle of Yungay in 1839
Chile Defeated an Alliance Between Peru and Bolivia in the Battle of Yungay in 1839
January 20, 2013
LatAm Troops Crossed the Andes to Liberate Chile, Peru in 1817
LatAm Troops Crossed the Andes to Liberate Chile, Peru in 1817
January 19, 2013
Spanish Conquistador Founded Lima, Peru in 1535
Spanish Conquistador Founded Lima, Peru in 1535
January 18, 2013
Spanish Troops Defeat the Mexicans at the Battle of Calderón Bridge in 1811
Spanish Troops Defeat the Mexicans at the Battle of Calderón Bridge in 1811
January 17, 2013
First Edition of Don Quixote is Published in 1605
First Edition of Don Quixote is Published in 1605
January 16, 2013
Christopher Columbus Set Sail for Spain From the New World in 1493
Christopher Columbus Set Sail for Spain From the New World in 1493
January 15, 2013
Mexican Actor Ricardo Montalbán Died in 2009
Mexican Actor Ricardo Montalbán Died in 2009
January 14, 2013
The Treaty of Cahuenga Ended the Mexican–American War in 1847
The Treaty of Cahuenga Ended the Mexican–American War in 1847
January 13, 2013
Brazilian Composer Luiz Bonfá Died in 2001
Brazilian Composer Luiz Bonfá Died in 2001
January 12, 2013
Flash Flood Struck Rio de Janeiro in 1966
Flash Flood Struck Rio de Janeiro in 1966
January 11, 2013